Remembering Hiroshima 75 years later The destruction of Hiroshima, Japan and the death of more than 60,000 of its citizens happened in single instant, unleashed by a weapon the likes of which had never been seen before—the atomic bomb. That…
Just over eight months ago, federal judge Pamela Reeve stripped the National Nuclear Security Administration of its legal authority to build the Uranium Processing Facility bomb plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The UPF is an integral part of NNSA's…
It was a lovely evening at Church of the Savior as we honored Gloria Mencer, left with her husband Walter, with the 2020 Peacemaker Award.
New earthquake report shows risks “ten times as high”
The third time is proving far from charming for the government’s plan to continue making nuclear bomb parts in Oak Ridge. The National Nuclear Security
Stop the New Nuclear Arms Race — cancelled.
The coronavirus and uncertainty about the future have forced cancellation of the Stop the New Nuclear Arms Race conference scheduled for late May in Maryville,
Peacemaker Award 2020
Can you think of a better way to spend the extra evening we get in Leap Year? OREPA is pleased to honor Gloria Mencer with
OREPA asks judge to enforce her ruling
Citizen Groups File Motion to Enforce Court Order Vacating NNSA Decision on Uranium Processing Facility Construction Calling the National Nuclear Security Administration’s latest Record
Judge rules for OREPA, et al.
Chief District Judge Pamela Reeves today issued a ruling in OREPA’s legal challenge to the UPF bomb plant. While she stopped short of requiring the
Y-12 Nuclear Weapons Plant “unsafe”
Y-12 CRITICALITY SAFETY PROGRAM “INADEQUATE” SAFETY BOARD CITES SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS One of the nation’s key nuclear weapons production facilities has been declared unsafe due
2019 Peacemakers
OREPA Coordinator Ralph Hutchison read the following dedication at the presentation of the 2019 Peacemaker Award celebration. Long before the creation of the #MeToo movement,
Report from the front gate: 19 years of Sunday vigils at Y-12
Bill Clinton was impeached, and pro-wrestler Jesse Ventura became Governor of Minnesota. Michael Jordan retired from basketball, and the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland joined
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Sunday Vigil
COVID19 UPDATE: For the duration of the state’s “safer-at-home” advisory, OREPA will maintain a single-person weekly vigil at the Y-12 Nuclear Weapons Complex, Sundays at 5:00. The second-Sunday potlucks are also suspended. Weekly vigil for peace, every Sunday 5:00pmY12 Nuclear Weapons ComplexCorner Scarboro and East Bear Creek RdOak Ridge, TN Where should I park? vigil-map-jpg
